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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:1-10

1-10 It is no abatement of their guilt by whom an offence comes, nor will it lessen their punishment that offences will come. Faith in God's pardoning mercy, will enable us to get over the greatest difficulties in the way of forgiving our brethren. As with God nothing is impossible, so all things are possible to him that can believe. Our Lord showed his disciples their need of deep humility. The Lord has such a property in every creature, as no man can have in another; he cannot be in debt to... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Luke 17:1-99

Luke 17 THE LATTER PART of the previous chapter, verse Luk_17:14 to the end, was spoken to the Pharisees: at the beginning of this chapter the Lord again addresses His disciples. The rich man had stumbled over his possessions into hell, and now the Lord tells His disciples that, the world being what it is, “offences,” or occasions of stumbling are inevitable. The great thing is to avoid being an “offence” to anyone else, to even the least important. The consequences are so serious that... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 17:3-6

Concerning forgiveness: v. 3. Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. v. 4. And if he trespass against thee seven times a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him. v. 5. And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. v. 6. And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 17:1-10

6. Parabolic Address to the Disciples concerning Genuine Faith, which overcomes Offences (Luke 17:1-10)1Then said he unto the [his1] disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! 2It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend [or, cause to offend] one of these little ones. 3Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass againtst thee, rebuke him; 4and if he repent,... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 17:1-10

“Take Heed to Yourselves” Luke 17:1-10 The world is full of stumbling-blocks. Men are perpetually placing them in each other’s way; and especially before little children, the simple and the weak. Let us take heed to ourselves and endeavor to make life’s pathway easier for others. Let us spend lives of helpfulness and sympathy, full of love and forgiveness, of light and joy. Do these precepts seem too difficult? Does a sevenfold forgiveness seem impossible? Then learn the lesson of the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Luke 17:1-37

The thinking of the Master for His disciples is always that they should live in love. He knew, however, that offenses must come. In that connection He uttered the solemn word of warning, "Woe unto him through whom - they come." He then gave instructions on our attitude toward the offender. There follows the story of the lepers. Ten men with a common need lifted a cry of agony in petition to the Son of God. Ten men were directed by Him to do what appeared absurd. The law required to show... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 17:5

THE GROWTH OF FAITH‘Lord, Increase our faith.’ Luke 17:5 Whatever admits of increase must have degrees. Faith is a ladder with many and long ascents. And yet the very highest, compared to what it might be, is as nothing. But faith, like every other grace, is a thing which has, in its own nature, a necessity to grow, and which certainly and steadily increases, if only we do not wilfully hinder it, and if we use the appointed means for its progress.What are the conditions of its growth? I.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:1-10

The Disciples’ Responsibility Towards God’s People And The Warning Not To Get Above Themselves Because Of What They Will Accomplish (17:1-10). Some have spoken here of ‘separate sayings’ but there is no reason why this passage should not be seen as a unity. It is a string of connected sayings of a type regularly put together in Jewish teaching. It first warns against putting a cause for stumbling in front of the weak, which is fairly similar to the Old Testament warning against doing the same... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:1-37

Men Must Live In The Light Of The Coming Of The Son of Man In His Glory (15:1-19:28). Having established in Section 1 that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the city of David where He was proclaimed ‘Saviour’ and ‘Lord Messiah’; and in Section 2 that as ‘the Son of God’ Jesus had faced His temptations as to what His Messiahship would involve and defeated the Tempter; and that in Section 3 He had proclaimed in parables the secrets of ‘the Kingly Rule of God’; and had in Section 4 taught His... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:5-6

‘And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” And the Lord said, “If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed,” You would say to this sycamine (mulberry) tree, ‘Be you rooted up, and be you planted in the sea,’ And it would obey you.” The plea for increased faith is by ‘the Apostles’ in contrast with ‘the disciples’ in Luke 17:1. The Apostles are growing in their awareness of the importance of their position, and of their own weakness for the task. They feel therefore that they need... read more

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:1-10

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Luke 17:1-99

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 17:3-6

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 17:1-10

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 17:1-10

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Luke 17:1-37

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 17:5

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:1-10

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:1-37

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:5-6

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